The North Star (1943) on Netflix
Approved19431h 48mDramaRomanceWar
In June 1941, Damian, Clavdia, Marina and Kolya leave their Ukrainian village for a holiday in Kiev. German aircraft attack them on the road, and the invasion reaches North Star.
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Plot summary
In the Ukrainian farming village of North Star, the school year ends in June 1941. Damian, his girl friend Marina, his brother Kolya, an air pilot on leave, and their friends Clavdia and Grisha plan a walking trip to Kiev; pig farmer Karp gives them a lift in his cart. Damian's parents hear radio reports of German troop movements inside Poland, though the village holds its seasonal feast as usual. On the road, German aircraft bomb the caravan, and dive bombers strike North Star itself. The radio reports that Germany has invaded Russia. Boris, the village leader, says the men will head into the hills to fight as guerrillas, while the women and older villagers stay to burn their homes before the German army reaches them.
Cast
- Eric Robertsas Grisha Kurin
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The North Star (1943)
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- The House Committee on Un-American Activities later cited The North Star as one of the three noted examples of pro-Soviet works made by Hollywood, the other two being Warner Brothers' Mission to Moscow (1943) and MGM's Song of Russia (1944).
